I wonder how the nearby residents feel to suddenly have a view - up the hill or down, or across to the even older Victorian college building which still stands. Of course the land will be built on again, but in the meantime we enjoy the space, light and views. ...

... wish - choosing not to believe this one. Maggy Thatchers years of corruption, hubby who was an alcoholic, daughter who is a lesbian living in Switzerland, son who was trading in arms deals together with his mother to the arab nations. Son living in South Africa who was arrested, wife and kids left him and refused to see Granny. My god thought our family was dysfunctional! Think we are practically normal - whatever normal is. And most ...

... we struggled with all our bags to our rooms. The rooms are set up around "towers" or staicases. My tower goes all the way up to room 8 so thats a lot of stairs....thankfully I'm in room one! We all have singles but being the only person on the first floor gets a little lonely...but we have our own bathroom so I can't complain too much. I've posted some pictures to show yall what my room is like. We really don't have to leave ...

... in a month but we can have a damn good crack at it :) Stay tuned for our forays into the steamy Bolivian jungle, the zoo-like Brazilian Pantanal, the awe inspiring Iguazu Falls, and the lovely Buenos Aires. Anything else on top of that will have to be a surprise...

Sophie

P.s Thank you to Tamsin and Ben who put us up in London the night before our flight :)